Seroprevalence for the tick-borne relapsing fever spirochete Borrelia turicatae among small and medium sized mammals of Texas.

• Main Authors: Brittany A Armstrong (Author), Alexander Kneubehl (Author), Aparna Krishnavajhala (Author), Hannah K Wilder (Author), William Boyle (Author), Edward Wozniak (Author), Carson Phillips (Author), Kristen Hollywood (Author), Kristy O Murray (Author), Taylor G Donaldson (Author), Pete D Teel (Author), Ken Waldrup (Author), Job E Lopez (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:In low elevation arid regions throughout the southern United States, Borrelia turicatae is the principal agent of tick-borne relapsing fever. However, endemic foci and the vertebrate hosts involved in the ecology of B. turicatae remain undefined. Experimental infection studies suggest tha...